A Colorful Santa Fe, New Mexico Garden Full of Native Plants

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Caitlin Atkinson
The high desert north of Santa Fe has an ancient and austere beauty, marked by deep valleys, stark mountains, and stunning mesas. Since 2012, Karen and Marc Still have made their home there, on the Tano Point bluff, encircled by incredible views. The Sangre de Cristo and Jemez mountain ranges lie to the east and west; the New Mexico badlands stretch to the north; and at night, the lights of Santa Fe twinkle to the south. It's a big place to live, dramatic and awe-inspiring.
Karen, an interior designer, and Marc, an investment banker, met and fell in love in Dallas. The hitch? Karen was moving to Santa Fe. Marc wisely followed his heart, and they soon relocated to a breath-taking property they found together. They married in the small chapel on their land, then spent the first five years renovating their midcentury Pueblo Revival-style house, which was designed by the late architect John Gaw Meem. Karen, a life-long gardener, started a vegetable plot and orchard in those early days, then turned to the larger expanse. She wanted a bold landscape that would complement, not compete with, the surroundings. "A house is not a home without a garden to ground you," she says.

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